Crocodilia

See also: crocodilia

Translingual

Crocodylus johnsoni
(Australian freshwater crocodile)

Etymology

New Latin, from Latin crocodilus (from Ancient Greek κροκόδειλος (krokódeilos)) +‎ -ia

Proper noun

Crocodilia

A taxonomic order within the superorder Crocodylomorpha – the alligators, caimans, crocodiles, and gavials.

Hyponyms

(order): Eusuchia (suborder)
- †Mesosuchia, †Protosuchia, †Sebecosuchia, †Sphenosuchia, †Thalattosuchia (extinct suborders)
- Alligatoridae, Crocodylidae, Gavialidae - extant families

References

Crocodilia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Crocodilia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Crocodilia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Ruggiero MA, Gordon DP, Orrell TM, Bailly N, Bourgoin T, Brusca RC, et al. (2015) A Higher Level Classification of All Living Organisms. PLoS ONE 10(4): e0119248. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0119248. pmid:25923521

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